Oxus ὀξύς

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Oxus
ὀξύς
Transliterationoxus
Strong's numberG3691
LanguageGreek
Part of speechadjective
Glosssharp/swift
Occurrences8 in 7 verses
Most frequent inRevelation (6)

Oxus (Greek ὀξύς, Strong's G3691) is a Greek adjective meaning “sharp/swift”. It occurs 8 times in 7 verses of the New Testament.

Definition

ὄξύς, -εῖα, -ύ
[in LXX: Psa.57:4, al. (חַד), Amo.2:15 (קַל), Isa.5:28 (שָׁנַן), etc. ;]
1. sharp: Rev.1:16 2:12 14:14, 17-18 19:15.
2. Of motion, swift: Rom.3:15 (LXX ταχινός).†
(AS)

From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.

Translated as

KJVsharp (7), swift (1)
BSBsharp (7), swift (1)

Verses

Every verse with Oxus, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).

Romans

Revelation

Notes

  1. Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
  2. English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).
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